Su Yang called for the convoy to stop and walked over alone.
"Who is in charge here?"
"I am. Where is Young Master Yi?"
From the hundred men opposite, a tall, one-eyed man stepped forward.
"Where is Commander Shi?"
Su Yang scanned his surroundings, surprised to find no ambush, apart from Nangong Weiyang's three hundred men in the rear.
"Bring him up!"
The one-eyed man clapped his hands. Moments later, two men dragged in Shi Wuzun, who was covered in wounds.
Shi Wuzun's body was a mass of whip marks, his clothes stained red with blood. He was unconscious.
Su Yang's nose flared with anger. "You scoundrels! How dare you lay a heavy hand on the commander of the Zhenguo Army?"
"Su Yang, as long as the person is alive, that's enough. Hurry up and exchange them!"
"Hmph! You said that, didn't you? Someone, bring Shangguan Yi over!"
Su Yang's tone was icy. Yuan Kui dragged Shangguan Yi out of the car.
"Do it!"
Yuan Kui understood. He clenched his fist, and with a crack, Shangguan Yi's hands were broken.
Shangguan Yi was in so much pain he couldn't even cry out. He curled up on the ground, writhing.
"Young Master..."
The one-eyed man shouted and rushed forward to try and snatch Shangguan Yi.
Yuan Kui's fist, as big as a sandbag, swung out, knocking the one-eyed man back.
Su Yang snorted. "What's the hurry? Didn't you say as long as he's alive, it's fine?"
Yuan Kui stomped on Shangguan Yi's legs. The latter screamed and immediately passed out.
"Su Yang, if you touch my young master again, do you believe I'll kill this old man?"
The one-eyed man's eyes were red with desperation. He held a knife to Shi Wuzun's neck.
"Go ahead, I'll see how you explain this to your master!"
Su Yang remained unruffled. The one-eyed man's grip loosened.
"Exchange them!"
"Yuan Kui, go!"
Yuan Kui nodded and dragged Shangguan Yi to exchange for Shi Wuzun.
The exchange went smoothly, without any incidents.
After receiving Shangguan Yi, the one-eyed man drove away in a hurry.
Once Su Yang confirmed there were no ambushes, he began to examine Shi Wuzun's injuries.
"Shen Qiu, come and see if Brother Shi has any hidden injuries."
"Yes, Boss!"
Shen Qiu carefully examined Shi Wuzun's injuries. Besides the whip marks, there were nails driven into his shoulders.
"How cruel. To restrain someone's movement, binding them would suffice. This is too extreme."
Su Yang's voice deepened. "Brother Shi and Minister Shangguan are mortal enemies. If he had the chance, he would surely strike hard. I just didn't expect the Shangguan family to be so insane.
Hmph! This revenge must be repaid! The Shangguan family, this malignant tumor, must be uprooted!"
Shen Qiu continued to check Shi Wuzun's injuries. His internal organs had also suffered varying degrees of damage.
"Boss, in his condition, he won't be able to get out of bed for at least three months!"
"Use the best medicine. Don't spare any expense."
"What! These bastards even poisoned him?"
Shen Qiu examined Shi Wuzun's hand and saw black toxins spreading outwards like a spiderweb from his palm.
And the toxins were still spreading.
Su Yang's gaze sharpened. "Shen Qiu, quickly identify the poison and neutralize it as soon as possible."
"I know. Give me a few minutes!"
Shen Qiu had people help Shi Wuzun onto the car to lie down, and then busied himself with preparing test reagents with his medicine box.
At the same time, Nangong Weiyang approached with her subordinates.
"What's wrong with Master?"
"He's been poisoned and is severely injured!"
"Let me see!"
Nangong Weiyang looked closely at Shi Wuzun's injuries, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
Su Yang expected her to be angry, but instead, Nangong Weiyang raised her gun and aimed it at Su Yang.
"What do you mean?"
"Mr. Su, I apologize, but I must take Master away!"
"Why? Saving your master is what you wanted, isn't it?"
Su Yang was bewildered, not understanding why Nangong Weiyang would turn against him now.
Nangong Yuting and her twin sister were also confused.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
"You don't need to worry. Go down first!"
Nangong Weiyang waved her hand, ordering her subordinates to take her two sisters away.
"Mr. Su, I have my reasons. Just hand Master over to me."
"What if I refuse?"
"Then don't blame me for disregarding our past relationship!"
Nangong Weiyang disengaged the safety of her pistol, her smile gone.
"I'm telling you, I will not hand him over!"
Su Yang turned, his head facing the muzzle of Nangong Weiyang's gun.
Yuan Kui and the others, along with everyone in the Dragon Blood Legion, entered combat readiness.
Nangong Weiyang threatened, "If you don't hand him over, not only will your men die, but you will also die far from home!"
"Come on! Shoot if you dare!"
Su Yang closed his eyes, his hands behind his back, completely unfazed.
Nangong Weiyang gritted her teeth and re-engaged the safety.
*Bang!*
The bullet stopped three inches from Su Yang's forehead, unable to advance further.
"What?"
Nangong Weiyang's eyes widened. She saw Su Yang emitting a faint golden light that blocked the bullet.
Su Yang pinched the bullet between his fingers. "Tell me, why do you want to take Brother Shi away?"
"I, I can't say!"
"If you don't say, you will die!"
Su Yang dropped the bullet and grabbed Nangong Weiyang by the neck with one hand.
"Cough, cough, I, I just hope Master can abdicate."
"You are already a legion commander, and you are Brother Shi's prized disciple. That position will be yours sooner or later. Why are you rushing to do these foolish things?"
"Because of you!" Nangong Weiyang looked directly at Su Yang. "Because of your appearance, because you are too outstanding, Master has hinted several times that he intends to groom you as his successor.
And I would only be a subordinate, married to you, becoming a housewife!"
Su Yang was stunned. How did he get involved in this?
And Shi Wuzun actually valued him so highly.
"I'm not interested in that position! If I'm going to do something, I'll be the Supreme of the Capital!"
"Su Yang, you might not know this. To become the Supreme, one must lead nine major departments and have over ten years of experience to be eligible for the general election!
Furthermore, only leaders with high rankings and military power have a chance. For example, Master, Minister Shangguan, and Zhou Budao."
Su Yang suddenly understood. So, there were such stringent conditions to become the Supreme.
But thinking about it, it was similar to ancient imperial successions, where the eldest son, or princes with power and merit, were prioritized.
"Nangong Weiyang, I ask you, did you secretly conspire with the Shangguan family to harm Brother Shi?"
"I didn't! After Master was captured by the Shangguan family, someone sent me a message, saying they supported my ascension."
Nangong Weiyang continued, "You know these people. It was Shangguan Qianji. He wants to inherit his father, Minister Shangguan's position, and I have my own ambitions. So, we reached a private agreement to help each other."
"No wonder you asked me those strange questions in the car. However, I'm not interested in your affairs. We'll let Brother Shi handle it when he wakes up!"